The Press., 1887-08-18

The battle of Bennington, which occurred 110 years ago today, was not great fight
 as compared with some we have recorded
 in our own day, but it was the first defeat
 sustained by Burgoyne on his expedition
 from Canada for the purpose of cutting off
 New England from the rest of the colonies
 It was telling blow, too, for month later
 the British were compelled to surrender at
 Saratoga. Bennington had aroused the
 continental soldiers and discouraged the
 British. 'Come on, lads '" shouted John
 Stark "here are the red-coats; before
 night they must be ours or Molly Stark
 will be 8 widow It was such devotion
 as Stark's that carried the country through
 the great struggle for independence, and
 1t is to commemorate this devotion that the
 monument whose corner stone is laid to-
 day at Bennington, is to be erected. .--
 SaorSnQfeId USe3oqa, Aug. 1e. .-:..
 The later attempt to corner wheat at
 San Francisco was no more successful than
 that at Chicago. Farmers poured in the grain in inexhanstible qnanties and receiv-
 ed wonderful prices for it. Now the spec
 ulators have 1t as burden on their hands,
 for they must sell the produce in the worlds markets in competition with wheat from India, Russia and South America.
 The consumer will not be affected and the farmer makes fortune. The spectators alone lose s,.ais t~5s .e=t, ss s.s.t7 e1- + It is seldom that Mississippi river sauri
 ans, either through hunger or anger, at
 tack human beings. But this occurred last week at Bruly Landing, La. While little Maurice Bergeron was shrimplng in the river large alligator suddenly appear ed near him and made an effort to throw h IT0f %11o kn;1
 on. Fortunately the blow, struck with terrible force, missed it's mark, and the boy turned to run for his life. As he did so the monster made savage rush at him. Coming out of the water he seized Maurice by the leg, inficting slight flesh wound and tearing of great portion of the boys trousers. Before the alligator could get second hold Maurice had scrambled up out of danger. ...- -.s.
 More than 2, 900, 900 glass eyes are made every year in Germany and Switzerland, and one French house manufactures 3OO,- 900 of them annually. The pupil is made ot colored glass, and sometimes red lines are painted on the inner surface to. simu- late the veins. The largest number of l these eyes are. bought by laborers who are exposed to fire, and are consequently lia- ble to lose an eye. The expression of the eye is almost solely due to the movements | of, the upper eyelids, and this is the reason why we may see man with glass eye | hundred times before his inirnnity is dis | covered. a -4s @a"4 1765sass5 8ta fsssi s-4zz----- E8ses B. B. Bunnell of Bradford has invented an automatic lamp which goes by clock | work. When the right hour comes cap as drawn cover the wick, leaving a small | blaze the cap is lifted when the lamp is | needed again. Several of these are in use in thestreetsof New London, and gowithout | any care for several days, large tank of | oil suppl ing them s. vs.s s7sa
 Sunday August q, ia, ,ssstemperance Sum day at the Willimantic camp ground. l Saturday evening there will be informal | talkesag The. speakers are Mrs. Emily r Mclaughlin of Boston, Mrs. Fitzgerald of Bridgeport and Rev.S. B. Forbes of Rock vile. Miss Mary Allen West of the Un- ion Signal is also expected,
 Hartford Post: Now that Mayor O'Brien has assisted in giving Boston's most dis tinguished citizen diamond-stndded belt. he can count on Q larger support. al the polls for reelection. But politics is al dirty business when it is made SO.
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